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Oregon Struggling To Handle Record Unemployment Claims

Thousands of businesses in Oregon have laid off workers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, newly jobless Oregonians trying to get unemployment…

Cardinal George Pell makes his way through members of the media outside the court in Melbourne in February 2019. Australia's High Court has overturned his conviction on charges of child sexual abuse.

Australia's High Court Overturns Cardinal Pell's Child Sexual Abuse Conviction

The former Vatican treasurer, who had been the highest-ranking Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of sexual abuse, was ordered released from prison, where he was serving a six-year sentence.

Vizient, a group purchasing organization that negotiates lower prices with drug manufacturers, sent recommendations that the Food and Drug Administration expand access to drugs heavily used with ventilator patients.

U.S. May Get More Ventilators But Run Out Of Medicine For COVID-19 Patients

There have been dramatic spikes in demand for sedatives, pain medications, paralytics and other drugs that are crucial for patients who are on ventilators.

Coronavirus Updates: Projecting The Curve, Government Responses

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest updates in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

'Godshot' Author Explains How Fiction Helps Us Face Real-World Adversity

"Art can help me ask the difficult questions of myself," says Chelsea Bieker. In her debut novel, a devastating drought in a California town has led residents to put their faith in a cult leader.

The Supreme Court ruled in cases involving age discrimination and traffic stops.

Supreme Court Hands Federal Worker Major Win In Age Discrimination Case

In a separate decision the court said police may make traffic stops in the assumption that the driver is the owner.

An inspector general's survey of U.S. hospitals finds them scrambling for supplies — even food and toilet paper. They've had to get masks from nontraditional places like autobody shops and nail salons, and also ask for handmade donations.

U.S. Hospitals Surveyed Plea For More Federal Coordination Of Testing And Supplies

An office of the Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 323 U.S. hospitals and found shortages of "intravenous therapy poles, medical gas, linens and food." Many are still scrambling.

President Trump points to CNN journalist John Acosta during Monday's briefing with the White House coronavirus task force.

On Coronavirus, Trump Walks A Tightrope Between Grim Warnings And Offering Hope

"Tremendous progress has been made in a very short period," Trump said. But his administration is also trying to brace the public for a dire ordeal.

Employees work on Airbus SE A321 fuselages at the company's final assembly line facility in Mobile, Ala. in 2017.

Boeing And Airbus Halt Production; Future Of Airplane Manufacturing Uncertain

Airbus and Boeing halt production of its jets because of the coronavirus. Orders for new planes have fallen as air travel has plummeted due to the pandemic.

Promising Drug On The Horizon For COVID-19

A drug that's been tested against the coronaviruses that cause MERS and SARS and shown to have valuable antiviral properties appears to be potent against the COVID-19 virus as well.

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